"Bros. to produce the ""Masters of the Universe"" live-action film after Mattel and Silver couldn't agree on creative direction for the film. Sony and Escape Artists' Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal and Steve Tisch were now developing the project from scratch for Columbia. In April 2010, Sony hired screenwriters Mike Finch and Alex Litvak to draft a new script. Deadline reported that Jon M. Chu was in talks to direct the film. Original He-Man actor Dolph Lundgren did an interview with IGN about possibly appearing in the film as King Randor. On October 12, 2012, Richard Wenk was hired to rewrite"
"to live up a new action-star persona."" Lundgren received his first lead role as the mighty He-Man in ""Masters of the Universe"" (1987), based on the popular children's toyline and cartoon. He starred alongside Frank Langella, Meg Foster, Chelsea Field, Billy Barty and Courteney Cox. Lundgren weighed his all-time heaviest during the filming at . The film was a critical failure and viewed as far too violent for a family picture. It is referred to as a ""flop"" by ""Variety"" magazine, and has a 13% ""rotten"" rating at Rotten Tomatoes. Lundgren was criticized for being too wooden as a leading"
"John Erwin John Lee Erwin (born December 5, 1936) is an American voice actor known for voicing Morris the Cat and He-Man. Erwin was the voice of He-Man in the Filmation productions ""He-Man and the Masters of the Universe"" and """" that ran from 1983 to 1986. Due to the extreme cost-cutting by Filmation, the cast of voice actors was small, and producer Lou Scheimer actually performed the bulk of the character voices. Erwin was also the voice of the henchman character Beast Man, and would on occasion do the voices of other supporting characters, too, such as Webstor and"
"1980s. There was also a Masters of the Universe 'Power Tour' live stage show, showing across the United States, with 19 consecutive performances at New York's Radio City Music Hall. Directed by Tony Christopher, husband and wife Jack and Leslie Wadsworth portrayed He-Man and She-ra, while Khalos Planchart and Eric Van Baars played lead villains Hordak and Skeletor, respectively. The production also featured lesser used characters such as Rio-Blast, Clamp-Champ, Snout-Spout, Rokkon, Ninjor, Blast-Attak and songs by an original character, Songster (performed by Doug Howard). In 1987, a live action He-Man film was made by Cannon Films entitled ""Masters of"
"He-Man and the Masters of the Universe He-Man and the Masters of the Universe is an American animated television series produced by Filmation based on Mattel's toy line ""Masters of the Universe"". The show, often referred to as simply ""He-Man"", was one of the most popular animated children's shows of the 1980s. It made its television debut in September 1983 and ran until 1985, consisting of two seasons of 65 episodes each. Reruns continued to air in syndication until 1988, at which point USA Network bought the rights to the series. USA aired ""He-Man"" until September 1990. The show is"
"He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (2002 TV series) He-Man and the Masters of the Universe is an American-Canadian animated television series. Developed for television by Michael Halperin, who created the original series, it was animated by Mike Young Productions. It served as an update of the 1980s series of the same name, produced to coincide with Mattel's revival of the Masters of the Universe franchise eleven years after its previous attempt. The series ran on Cartoon Network's Toonami programming block between August 16, 2002 and January 10, 2004. Unlike the previous He-Man series, set on the futuristic planet"
"inspiration from the paintings of Frank Frazetta, a fantasy artist with many works depicting Conan the Barbarian, when creating He-Man. The 'Masters of the Universe' toyline was created by Mattel in 1981, and first released to stores in 1982 as 5 1/2 inch action figures (as opposed to the 3 3/4 inch size used by Kenner's Star Wars and Hasbro's lines). The two main characters, He-Man (""the most powerful man in the universe"") and his arch-enemy Skeletor (""evil lord of destruction"") were the first released in action figure form, along with other core characters of the series: Man-At-Arms (""heroic master"
"with the series' fight choreography alongside co-star and series director Joey Ansah. In 2016, Howard returned to the role of Ken Masters in the sequel series """" alongside Mike Moh returning as Ryu and features Alain Moussi as Charlie Nash. He has also expressed interest in playing the lead role of He-man in Mattel's rumored ""Masters of the Universe"" movie. Christian Howard (actor) Christian Howard (born 4 May 1984) is a British actor, model, martial artist, and filmmaker. He is best known for his performance as Ken Masters in the short film """", the 2014 web series """" and its"
"Universe franchise would become best known, through Filmation's groundbreaking ""He-Man and the Masters of the Universe"" animated series. Debuting in the fall of 1983, running 130 episodes through two seasons until November 1985. The series mostly focused on the two primary characters, the blonde muscular He-Man, ""the most powerful man in the Universe"", and his nemesis, the evil skull-faced, blue-skinned sorcerer Skeletor and their many moral-themed encounters on the planet Eternia. Set in a hybrid world of sword and sorcery and technological sci-fi, He-Man does battle with Skeletor to prevent him from conquering Eternia and discovering the secrets of Castle"
"the Universe"", released in the United States was August 7, 1987. The film was directed by Gary Goddard and starred Dolph Lundgren in the title role of He-Man, Frank Langella as Skeletor, with Courteney Cox, Robert Duncan McNeill and James Tolkan in supporting roles (as Julie Winston, Kevin Corrigan, and Detective Lubic, respectively). The other characters from the original cartoon to appear in the film are Evil-Lyn (Meg Foster), Man-At-Arms (Jon Cypher), Teela (Chelsea Field), Beast Man (Tony Carroll), and the Sorceress (Christina Pickles). The new character, Gwildor (Billy Barty), is included in place of Orko, as the special effects"
"Memo Aguirre Juan Guillermo Aguirre (born 1951), better known as Memo Aguirre and also as Captain Memo, is a famous Chilean singer and musician whose voice has been heard all over Latin America, particularly during the opening acts of superhero cartoon shows and anime during the 1970s and 1980s. He is famous for creating the lyrics and singing the Latin American ""He-Man"" theme song for the animated series ""He-Man and the Masters of the Universe"". When Memo Aguirre was a teen in Chile, he participated in a musical band named ""Los Sacros"". The group did not enjoy much success, and"
"Masters of the Universe Masters of the Universe (commonly abbreviated MOTU and sometimes referred to as ""He-Man"", after the lead hero) is a media franchise created by Mattel. The main premise revolves around the conflict between the heroic He-Man (the most powerful man in the universe and the secret identity of Prince Adam), against the evil sorcerer Skeletor on the planet Eternia, with a vast line-up of supporting characters in a hybrid setting of medieval sword and sorcery and sci-fi technology. A spin-off series, with a similar premise, "","" features He-Man's sister She-Ra and her struggle against the Evil Horde"
"Hee Man: Master of None Hee Man: Master of None is a 1985 Filipino fantasy film directed by Tony Y. Reyes This is a spoof of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (1983) . Hee-Man is a classic story of a Filipino superhero who grew up as an ordinary native named Herman guided by a deaf-mute man 'Dila, not knowing that he is a prince who has superpowers to defeat their enemies. As he grows looking for his parents, he met Bato who was a former fellow of his parents- King Artuz and Queen Guadalupe. Bato told him everything"
"and Man-At-Arms away to another dimension, Skeletor turns the ray onto Orko, who gets stuck inside a vase which deflects the beam. Orko escapes to warn He-Man. This footage has not been lost; it is still existent on other media in circulation. However, complications over the rights to it prevented it from being inserted back into the DVD release. He-Man and the Masters of the Universe He-Man and the Masters of the Universe is an American animated television series produced by Filmation based on Mattel's toy line ""Masters of the Universe"". The show, often referred to as simply ""He-Man"", was"
"on April 2, 2017. Dane DeHaan Dane William DeHaan ( ; born February 6, 1986) is an American actor. His roles include Andrew Detmer in ""Chronicle"" (2012), Harry Osborn in ""The Amazing Spider-Man 2"" (2014), Lockhart in Gore Verbinski's ""A Cure for Wellness"" (2016), and the title character in Luc Besson's ""Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets"" (2017). DeHaan was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania. His father, Jeff, is a computer programmer, and his mother, Cynthia Boscia, is an executive at Metlife. He has an older sister, Meghann, and had what the ""New York Times Magazine"" has described as"
"He-Man He-Man is the principal superhero of a series of comic books and several animated television series, characterized by his superhuman strength. In most variations, he is the alter ego of Prince Adam. He-Man and his friends attempt to defend the realm of Eternia and the secrets of Castle Grayskull from the evil forces of Skeletor. In 1976, Mattel's CEO Ray Wagner declined a deal to produce a toyline of action figures based on the characters from the George Lucas film ""Star Wars,"" due to the $750,000 license required upfront. Following the commercial success of the original ""Star Wars"" trilogy"
"Dane DeHaan Dane William DeHaan ( ; born February 6, 1986) is an American actor. His roles include Andrew Detmer in ""Chronicle"" (2012), Harry Osborn in ""The Amazing Spider-Man 2"" (2014), Lockhart in Gore Verbinski's ""A Cure for Wellness"" (2016), and the title character in Luc Besson's ""Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets"" (2017). DeHaan was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania. His father, Jeff, is a computer programmer, and his mother, Cynthia Boscia, is an executive at Metlife. He has an older sister, Meghann, and had what the ""New York Times Magazine"" has described as a ""very normal, super-supportive"
"– to which Skeletor retorts, ""my throne-room now"") and (supposed) release. Skeletor was accompanied by a group of henchmen who aided his evil schemes. In 1987, Cannon Films produced a live-action film directed by Gary Goddard, ""Masters of the Universe"", which featured Dolph Lundgren in the role of He-Man; it was a commercial failure. In this film, Prince Adam was not seen at all; only He-Man was shown. This He-Man was much more aggressive than his 1980s TV-series counterpart, attacking with lasers, his sword and bare fists several times throughout the film. The film ended with a spectacular and violent"
"Charlton Heston Charlton Heston (born John Charles Carter; October 4, 1923 – April 5, 2008) was an American actor and political activist. As a Hollywood star, he appeared in almost 100 films over the course of 60 years. He played Moses in the epic film ""The Ten Commandments"" (1956), for which he received his first nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama. He also starred in ""Touch of Evil"" (1958) with Orson Welles, ""Ben-Hur"" (1959), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor, ""El Cid"" (1961), ""Planet of the Apes"" (1968), ""The"
"places in town."" Erika Scheimer Erika Scheimer (born Erica Schiemer, April 24, 1960) is an American voice actress in the cartoons of the defunct Filmation animation-studio. She is the daughter of Lou Scheimer, who was an integral member of Filmation and a voice actor in his own right. She is best recognized for her work on the original ""He-Man and the Masters of the Universe"" cartoon, where she provided additional female voices and occasional voice-acting for young boys (such as Prince Adam's cousin). She is often mistaken for ""Jay"" Scheimer (Lou's ""wife"") as the second voice for Queen Marlena, originally"
"series, both characters were voiced by Cam Clarke. He-Man will appear in the upcoming live action film. Mike O'Hearn was rumoured to portray He-Man in the film after he posted it on Instagram, however, he denied the rumour saying that he only wanted to do the part and was not officially cast. He-Man was characterized as possessing super speed, indestructible skin, and superhuman strength. The extent of his strength was unknown, but on one occasion he was able to hoist Castle Grayskull and throw it through a dimensional doorway. He-Man also demonstrated his strength by lifting mountains and icebergs and"
"Erika Scheimer Erika Scheimer (born Erica Schiemer, April 24, 1960) is an American voice actress in the cartoons of the defunct Filmation animation-studio. She is the daughter of Lou Scheimer, who was an integral member of Filmation and a voice actor in his own right. She is best recognized for her work on the original ""He-Man and the Masters of the Universe"" cartoon, where she provided additional female voices and occasional voice-acting for young boys (such as Prince Adam's cousin). She is often mistaken for ""Jay"" Scheimer (Lou's ""wife"") as the second voice for Queen Marlena, originally voiced by Linda"
"Joe Manganiello Joseph Michael Manganiello ( ; , ; born December 28, 1976) is an American actor. His professional film career began when he played Flash Thompson in Sam Raimi's ""Spider-Man"". His breakout role came in the form of werewolf Alcide Herveaux on five seasons of the HBO series ""True Blood"", for which he was voted ""Favorite Pop-Culture Werewolf of All Time"" in 2011 by the readers of ""Entertainment Weekly"" and one of ""Men's Health"" ""100 Fittest Men of All Time"". Manganiello is also known for his roles in films such as ""Magic Mike,"" ""Magic Mike XXL,"" ""Pee-wee's Big Holiday,"""
"early DC issues. In 1983, Masters of the Universe would debut perhaps its most famous incarnation, with the animated series ""He-Man and the Masters of the Universe"". Created by Filmation, under the direction of executive producer Lou Scheimer, the cartoon made its television debut on September 5, 1983 with the episode ""The Diamond Ray of Disappearance"". Running through 2 seasons, ""He-Man and the Masters of the Universe"", was one of the first animated series produced directly for weekday syndication, as opposed to re-runs primarily based on Saturday mornings. Totaling 130 episodes, with each season of 65 episodes stretching across 13"
"Chin Siu-ho Chin Siu-ho (born 26 January 1963) is a Hong Kong actor and martial artist, notable for acting with Jet Li in ""The Tai-Chi Master"" and ""Fist of Legend"". He is the older brother of actor Chin Kar-lok and ex-husband of Sharon Kwok Sau Wan, and started martial arts training when he was 10 years old. Chin has performed in over 90 films for famous companies like Shaw Film Company and Golden Harvest Films since the 1970s. He started to gain popularity in the 1980s. His first leading role in the career was Hu Fei in ""Legend of the"
"and his mission to defend the people against the black forces headed by Black Tengko. The Fantasy movie was the Top Grosser of 1985 grossing some P 25.5 million* Hee Man: Master of None Hee Man: Master of None is a 1985 Filipino fantasy film directed by Tony Y. Reyes This is a spoof of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (1983) . Hee-Man is a classic story of a Filipino superhero who grew up as an ordinary native named Herman guided by a deaf-mute man 'Dila, not knowing that he is a prince who has superpowers to defeat"
"Gene Barry Gene Barry (born Eugene Klass, June 14, 1919 – December 9, 2009) was an American stage, screen, and television actor. Barry is best remembered for his leading roles in the films ""The Atomic City"" (1952) and ""The War of The Worlds"" (1953) and for his portrayal of the title characters in the TV series ""Bat Masterson"" and ""Burke's Law"", among many roles. Barry was born on June 14, 1919, in New York City, the son of Eva (née Conn) and Martin Klass; all of his grandparents were Jewish immigrants from Russia. Barry grew up in Brooklyn and attended"
"These biographies suggested that several ""He-Men"" have come into existence – such as Vikor (based on an early concept design for the vintage He-Man), Oo-Larr (based on the jungle He-Man from the first minicomic), and Wun-Dar (based on the so-called ""Wonder Bread"" He-Man figure) – but Prince Adam was the only one who actually wielded the Power Sword and transformed into the true He-Man. In the Filmation series ""He-Man and the Masters of the Universe"" as well as in """", He-Man and Prince Adam were voiced by John Erwin. Erwin alternated between two distinct deliveries, though in the show's intro"
"Matthew Moy Matthew James Moy (born February 3, 1984) is a Chinese-American actor and artist. He co-starred as Han Lee on the CBS sitcom ""2 Broke Girls"" and provides the voice of Lars Barriga on ""Steven Universe"". Moy was born and raised in San Francisco, California. Moy describes himself as a third- or fourth-generation Chinese-American. He attended the University of California, Davis, graduating with a bachelor's degree in Japanese and a minor in linguistics. Moy's father was a high school teacher, while his mother was a language therapist. He has one elder sister. Moy has appeared on several television shows,"
"he spoke with his He-Man voice as both characters. According to executive producer Lou Scheimer, Erwin did not think his own voice was heroic enough which is why a reverb was added to it in sound-editing. After retiring from professional voice-work, Erwin has not done official publicity appearances due to his shy nature. In the 1987 live-action feature film, He-Man was played by Dolph Lundgren. Lundgren was forced to do all his own stunt-work due to not having a stunt double of equal build. He never transforms into Prince Adam but does deliver the franchise catchphrase ""I have the power"""
"Marty Ingels Martin Ingerman (March 9, 1936 – October 21, 2015), known professionally as Marty Ingels, was an American actor, comedian, comedy sketch writer and theatrical agent, who is best known as the co-star of the 1960s television series"" I'm Dickens, He's Fenster"" and for voicing Pac-Man in the 1982 Hanna-Barbera animated television series of the same name. Ingels was born Martin Ingerman to a Jewish family in 1936 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, the son of Jacob and Minnie (née Crown) Ingerman. His uncle was Abraham Beame, the mayor of New York City from 1974 to"
"He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (2012 DC comic) He-Man and the Masters of the Universe is a comic book series by DC Comics based on the Masters of the Universe. The series began with a digital mini-series, followed by a six issue standard mini-series. Two ongoing series, 'He-Man and the Masters of the Universe' and 'He-Man: The Eternity War', were produced and are now concluded. There have also been two crossover mini-series with the DC Universe, and one with ThunderCats. Several origin one-shots and collected edition graphic novels have also been produced. In June 2012, DC began publishing"
"Hugh Jackman Hugh Michael Jackman (born 12 October 1968) is an Australian actor, singer, and producer. Jackman has won international recognition for his roles in a variety of film genres. He is known for his long-running role as Wolverine in the ""X-Men"" film series, as well as for his lead roles in films such as the romantic-comedy fantasy ""Kate & Leopold"" (2001), the action-horror film ""Van Helsing"" (2004), the magic-themed drama ""The Prestige"" (2006), the epic fantasy drama ""The Fountain"" (2006), the epic historical romantic drama ""Australia"" (2008), the film version of ""Les Misérables"" (2012), the thriller ""Prisoners"" (2013), and"